Silver better investment than gold

Gold dealers in India offered a discount this week due to plentiful supplies and slack demand during the wedding season, with other regions in Asia expecting improvement in buying ahead of the Christmas and Chinese New Year festivities. Dealers in India offered a discount of up to $2 an ounce on official domestic prices, compared to a premium of $1 last week. Domestic prices include 12.5 per cent import tax and 3 per cent sales tax. “Demand is modest from jewellers, but there is ample supply from refiners that are aggressively selling in the market,” said Harshad Ajmera, a gold wholesaler in Kolkata. India’s gold imports in November jumped 78 per cent from a month earlier to the highest level in five months as jewellers in the world’s second-biggest market for the metal restocked after a fall in prices. “Assuming good demand during wedding season, banks and refiners have raised imports in the last few weeks,” said a Mumbai-based dealer with a … [Read more...] about Gold in India sold at discount as wedding demand disappoints

But a thorough and creative dissection has found a number of affordable pockets in the sprawling NSW capital with strong growth potential, according to Starr Partners chief executive Douglas Driscoll. The property expert has run his eyes over the data and come up with a top 10 list of suburbs possessing his three attributes for savvy investing: infrastructure and transport; gentrification; and the ripple effect from a nearby popular suburb. Mr Driscoll has picked out the potential hot spots in Sydney but the tips can easily be transferable to whichever city you intend to splash your cash. RIPPLE EFFECT OR OSMOSIS The ship has sailed for bargain hunters in eastern suburbs Bondi, Bronte, Coogee and Randwick, but Mr Driscoll says to look at nearby spots Kensington and Pagewood for growth potential. “What typically happens is you need to be in that general vicinity and you look at the next best option which is one of the neighbouring suburbs,” he told news.com.au. He says the … [Read more...] about Top 10 suburbs for 2020: How to find the right areas to invest

So when you find a destination that balances both, just a short seven-hour flight from Sydney and cheaper than yet another trip to the Gold Coast theme parks, it’s almost part of the parent code to shout it from the rooftops. And so, I present to you: Legoland Malaysia, also known as paradise on earth for kids of all ages and their parents. GETTING THERE Getting there is simple – my five-year-old daughter and I boarded a Singapore Airlines flight at Sydney Airport one Monday morning in November, and touched down at Changi Airport just seven hours later. Thirty minutes after arrival (Changi has super-speedy “parents with children” express lanes that make it a breeze to navigate with kids in tow), we had already been reunited with our baggage and were getting into our airconditioned private transfer across the border into Malaysia. Despite some traffic, we pulled into the Legoland Malaysia Resort driveway less than 90 minutes later, stepping into a lobby so … [Read more...] about Legoland Malaysia: Holiday kids say is ‘better than Christmas’

Sun pipped Olympic champion Horton by 0.73 of a second to claim his fourth-straight 400m freestyle world title at Sunday’s opening night of the eight-day championships. But Horton made it clear he was not happy Sun had been allowed to compete at the titles, refusing to stand on the medal podium with the three-time Olympic champion. What started as a bitter rivalry may have escalated into an international incident after Sun accused Horton of disrespecting China. Olympic champion Horton also refused to shake hands with Sun after being relegated to silver. It remains to be seen if Horton faces sanction from world body FINA over his protest. HORTON ‘SHOULD ATTRACT HEFTY PENALTY’ Former Australian Sports Anti Doping Authority CEO Richard Ings called for a hefty penalty. “I am no fan of Sun Yang. But he has served his suspension for a doping violation and he has been cleared by a FINA panel of refusing to provide a sample. Innocent unless and until proven … [Read more...] about Mack Horton’s podium protest at world championships splits swimming

There are loads of new products released in time to top your wish list and leave your loved ones bankrupt, and there’s also fun festive ranges from our fave beauty brands. After all, what is Christmas without a sprinkling of glitter on your eyelids? Here are some of the prettiest products that will take your festive beauty game to the next level or make the most delightful gift. Missed a column? Catch up on all The Beauty Diary action here. LOUVELLE CHIC TURBAN STYLE SHOWER CAP Products so pretty, they make perfect presents. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied Available at Myer and David Jones Price: $44.95 Making a shower cap look stylish is not easy, but Queensland creator Simone Taylor was determined to turn an “ugly shower essential” into an item fit for a queen. And she did just that. Louvelle was born after Ms Taylor’s husband mocked her “old lady” shower cap. But it was featuring on the 2017 Oprah’s list of “Favourite … [Read more...] about The Beauty Diary by Rebekah Scanlan: Products so pretty, they make perfect presents